Senior Engineer, Postman
Client Platform - UI Platform
$220-240k
+ Equity package
3 days a week in office
Collaboration platform for API development
Be an early applicant
Collaboration platform for API development
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$220-240k
+ Equity package
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To simplify each step of building an API and streamline collaboration to help create better APIs—faster.
Role
Who you are
- You enjoy creating clean, scalable components and UI patterns that others depend on
- You think beyond features and consider how systems evolve. You take ownership of problems, not solutions
- You communicate clearly and listen effectively. You seek new perspectives and build trust with your team and colleagues
- You care about performance, reliability, and the little things that make interfaces feel polished
- 6+ years building UI for complex web applications
- Deep understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript and React
- Experience creating and maintaining reusable component libraries or design systems
- Strong knowledge of UI performance, including rendering costs, bundling, and responsive interaction patterns
- Familiarity with accessibility and internationalization principles
- Experience improving developer experience through process, documentation, and/or tooling
- Able to independently lead medium-to-large technical projects and contribute thoughtfully to team-level architectural decisions
What the job involves
- The UI Platform group focuses on creating reliable, accessible, and performant UI foundations used across Postman
- As a Senior Software Engineer on the Client Platform team, you’ll help shape the front-end foundations that Postman relies on
- This includes the design system and the reusable components that power both web and desktop experiences
- Your work will influence how hundreds of engineers build, improving consistency, performance, and the overall developer experience
- This is a hands-on role
- You’ll build components, help define UI architecture, and partner with engineers and designers to turn ideas into scalable UI systems
- In practice, you’ll push the UX layer forward, enabling teams to ship high-quality features without reinventing core patterns
- Evolve front-end architecture, including component libraries, layout patterns, theming, and global UI behaviors
- Implement specialized UI components where needed (e.g., editors, grids, structured data components) with a focus on performance and usability
- Ensure components support accessibility, keyboard interaction patterns, and internationalization/localization standards
- Support product teams in adopting UI Platform components and patterns, providing guidance and identifying opportunities to simplify or extend the platform
- Contribute to documentation, developer tooling, and internal processes that make it easier to build high-quality UI consistently
- Identify UI-related technical debt or architectural gaps and proactively drive improvements
- Mentor other engineers, participate in design reviews, and influence technical decision-making
Our take
Postman is a SaaS collaboration platform designed to streamline API development teams. APIs serve as the backbone for communication and data sharing across numerous applications, playing a pivotal role in today's device-centric landscape. The platform offers tools for testing, version control, and documentation, ensuring the efficient production of APIs.
Initially founded in Bangalore, Postman has since relocated its headquarters to San Francisco. With a prestigious clientele including X, Shopify, and Intuit, the platform boasts over 15M developers worldwide. Postman actively engages with the API developer community through various initiatives, such as hosting hackathons with enticing cash prizes.
The growing reliance on APIs to fuel digital transformation, compounded by the widespread shift to remote work and digitalization, underscores their critical importance. Moreover, the sensitive nature of APIs, given the data they transmit and the potential security risks, accentuates the need for robust development practices. Hence, Postman has thrived as companies seek to develop secure APIs efficiently to meet evolving demands.
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Insights
51% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Health care: Based on where you're located and the plans available there, you can have up to 100% of your and your family's premium costs covered by Postman, or receive a generous monthly allowance to supplement existing medical coverage
- Unlimited PTO: All full-time Postman employees have unlimited paid time off (PTO). We strongly encourage everyone to exercise this benefit to ensure that personal and work lives remain well-balanced, healthy, and fully charged. Your body, mind, spirit, and loved ones will appreciate it!
- Supporting healthy meals: We want to ensure you eat healthy each day. It's why we provide a taxable monthly stipend so that you can be nourished throughout the week
- Play well, be well: We're serious about your wellness. Whether it's a boxing club membership, hula classes, or a longboard, we're here to cheer you on to get out and get moving. We'll reimburse you for activities and items that bring you joy through our wellness and fitness program
- A room with a view: We want you set up for success! To help make your home office comfortable, we'll provide a one-time reimbursement for your office set-up and headphones. Internet and phone costs are also reimbursable on a monthly basis
- Career development: We support your career development by providing access to unlimited courses on Udemy and a book allowance. Enhance and uplevel your skills, and even learn something completely new!
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Abhinav Asthana
(Founder & CEO)They began their career as CTO of BITS360, which they co-founded in 2007, before co-founding Grayscale Design and TeliportMe. They used this entrepreneurial experience to co-found Postman in October 2014, aiming to simplify API development.
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